Saturday, October 31, 2020

From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill's Melting Pot schedules, November 1-7

 


From the Isle of Music, November 1-7
Part 2 of 2 parts: Special guest Zenovio Hernández Pavón, a prolific researcher, author, historian and radio producer in Holguín, helps us explore Holguín’s important and distinctive musical culture with several examples. 

The broadcasts take place: 
For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100kW, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 kHz, from Sofia, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK) 
For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0100-0200 (NEW UTC) on WBCQ, 7490 kHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EDT in the US). 
For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1300-1400 (NEW UTC) on Channel 292, 6070 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany. 

If you don’t have a shortwave radio or are out of range, you can listen live to uplinks from various web SDRs in Europe. 
Our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/fromtheisleofmusic/ 
Our V-Kontakte page is https://vk.com/fromtheisleofmusic 
Our Patreon page is https://www.patreon.com/tilford 

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, November 1, 3 and 7 
Party like it’s 1920! In episode 189, we celebrate the first commercially-licensed AM radio broadcast on November 2, 1920, on KDKA. We will play recordings that were popular in 1920, and some special surprise guests will recall their early memories with their radios. 

The transmissions take place: 
Sunday 2300-0000 (6:00PM -7:00PM EDT) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 kHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe 
Tuesday 2000-2100 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe. 
Saturday 0800-0900 UTC on Channel 292, 9670 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe. 
Our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/UncleBillsMeltingPot/ 
Our V-Kontakte page is https://vk.com/fromtheisleofmusic 
Our Patreon page is https://www.patreon.com/tilford 
(William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer)
Tilford Productions, LLC
Chicago IL 60659-4486
email: bill@tilfordproductions.com
website: www.tilfordproductions.com

Friday, October 30, 2020

Listener’s Day on Radio Romania International

 

Dear friends, on Sunday, November 1, 2020, on the Romanian Radio Day, we will also be celebrating Listener’s Day here on Radio Romania International.

2020 has been a special year for the entire world. Our lives have been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic. The restrictive measures taken by the authorities and the existence of an invisible enemy have fundamentally affected our habits. Physical distancing, wearing protective masks, strict hygiene rules, online courses, work from home are now our daily routine.

Isolated in our homes during the periods of lockdown, unable to see our friends and relatives, to go to a restaurant or show or to travel abroad, we needed and still need real, verified information. 

Unfortunately, during the pandemic, fake news, disinformation, sensational news, unverified information, released deliberately or not, mainly through social media networks, have simply skyrocketed.

In this year’s edition of Listener’s Day on RRI we invite you to share with us what sources of information about the pandemic you use and how you manage to discriminate between real and fake news. Please, also tell us your opinion about the role of the public radio during a pandemic and about the role of international broadcasters in this period of extended social uncertainty.

We are looking forward to receiving your answers, which we will include in our special program ‘Listener’s Day’ to be aired on November 1, 2020. You can send your written or pre-recorded opinions by e-mail at engl.rri@gmail.com. You can also send your pre-recorded opinions via WhatsApp, using the number +40744312650. Thank you very much!
(Radio Romania website)

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 19 - 25 October 2020

Solar activity was very low with only B-class flare activity observed primarily from Region 2776 (S14, L=162, class/area Cso/100 on 18 Oct). No Earth-directed CMEs were observed. 

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal to moderate levels on 19-24 Oct. High levels were reached on 25 Oct due to coronal hole high-speed stream (CH HSS) influence. The maximum flux was 5,670 pfu observed at 25/1845 UTC. 

Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to active levels. Solar wind parameters were at or near nominal levels on 19-22 Oct with solar wind speed ranging from 327-450 km/s and total field from 1-10 nT. The geomagnetic field was at quiet levels on 20 Oct, quiet to unsettled levels on 19 and 22 Oct, and isolated active levels were observed on 21 Oct. By 23 Oct, a positive polarity CH HSS became geoeffective. The solar wind speed increased to a maximum near 595 km/s while the total field initially increased to 15 nT. The geomagnetic
field responded with quiet to active levels on 23-25 Oct. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 26 October - 21 November 2020

Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels with a slight chance for C-class flares on 26 Oct - 01 Nov as new Region 2778 (S19, L=088, class/area Cai/080 on 26 Oct) rotates across the visible disk. Very low levels are expected on 02-21 Nov. 

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal to moderate levels on 02-20 Nov. High levels are expected on 26 Oct - 01 Nov and again on 21 Nov due to CH HSS influences. 

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to reach unsettled to active levels on 26-29 Oct, 01 Nov, and 17-21 Nov with G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels likely on 26 Oct due to recurrent CH HSS effects. 

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2020 Oct 26      74          20          5
2020 Oct 27      72          15          4
2020 Oct 28      70          10          3
2020 Oct 29      70           8          3
2020 Oct 30      70           5          2
2020 Oct 31      72           5          2
2020 Nov 01      74           8          3
2020 Nov 02      74           5          2
2020 Nov 03      74           5          2
2020 Nov 04      74           5          2
2020 Nov 05      74           5          2
2020 Nov 06      74           5          2
2020 Nov 07      74           5          2
2020 Nov 08      75           5          2
2020 Nov 09      75           5          2
2020 Nov 10      75           5          2
2020 Nov 11      75           5          2
2020 Nov 12      75           5          2
2020 Nov 13      72           5          2
2020 Nov 14      70           5          2
2020 Nov 15      70           5          2
2020 Nov 16      70           5          2
2020 Nov 17      70          10          3
2020 Nov 18      70           8          3
2020 Nov 19      70          12          4
2020 Nov 20      70          18          4
2020 Nov 21      68          15          4
(NOAA) 






Antarctica slated to replay programming from Oct. 20

 

Antarctica

Broadcasting on 15476 USB, as reported on Twitter by Adrian Korol, RAE Director. LRA 36 will be on air next Saturday, October 31, 1500-2000 UTC repeating the 41st Anniversary program from October 20, 2020. 

This is another chance to get the special 41st Anniversary eQSL from the station.

 https://twitter.com/AdrianKorol/status/1321595600337543171

 


Radio Emma Toc World Service, November schedule summary

 

November 2020 



Program Contents - Our second 'Global Request Show'! One hour of songs selected by Radio Emma Toc listeners!
  
Ways to listen...   Radio Emma Toc World Service - Programme No. 7 - November 2020

You can listen online http://www.emmatoc.com  at our World Service page.

Listen to our shortwave or FM broadcasts via our relay partners as follows:
WRMI - Radio Miami International, 9955kHz covering Latin America and beyond 
Tues 18:00 EasternTime, 22:00 UTC and Wed 20:00 Eastern Time / 00:00 (Thurs) UTC  

WRMI - Radio Miami International, 9455kHz covering Eastern North America and far beyond 
Sundays 21:00 EasternTime / 01:00 (Monday) UTC  

World  FM -  88.2MHz / 107.6MHz, covering Tawa, Marahau & Stoke, New Zealand
Sundays 22:00 NZST / 10:00 UTC and Thursdays 16:30 NZST / 04:30 UTC (alternating with other programs) 

Channel 292 - 6070kHz - covering Europe and beyond 
Fri, November 6 at 19:00 UTC and Friday, November 26 at 19:00 UTC 

Scandinavian Weekend Radio - 6170kHz, 11690kHz, 1602kHz, 94.9MHz  covering Finland and Europe on Saturday, November 7 at 0700 UTC  

Happy listening! If you are outside the transmitter coverage areas, why not listen via the broadcasters' online services. Website details for the above stations are listed on our own website at www.emmatoc.org/worldserviceschedule 

If you do not have access to receivers and aerials you can try using an online SDR receiver at ve3sun.com/KiwiSDR. Experience the enjoyment of tuning around shortwave from worldwide locations online.

We are happy to issue e-QSLs for reception reports to emmatoc1922@gmail.com. We will gladly include for online reports. If using an online SDR, please give us the SDR location.

If any stations wish to relay our program, a download link is available on our website. Please advise us of times and dates so we can publicize in our schedule.


Thank you!
Jim Salmon, Radio Emma Toc

Encore-Classical Music from Radio Tumbril

 

Regular Broadcast times of Encore are: 

10:00 - 11:00 UTC Saturday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe - Simulcast on 9670 kHz
Repeated:

01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 5850 kHz, Simulcast on 5010 kHz WRMI to the US, Canada and Central America.
17:00 – 18:00 UTC Sunday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe

22:00 - 23:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
02:00 – 03:00 UTC Monday 9455 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada

13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland.

03:00 - 04:00 UTC Thursday 5800 kHz WRMI to South America and Caribbean.

13:00 - 14:00 UTC Thursday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland.

20:00 – 21:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe (Beginning 30th Oct.)

 Our email is  encoretumbril@gmail.com. Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL welcome.

The website is www.tumbril.co.uk where we show transmission times and frequencies, the playlist for the most recent programme, more information about Radio Tumbril, and the email link.

 This week's programme starts with an operatic overture by Salieri followed by a haunting piece for piano and cello by Fauré. Then we have something for the cello and Guitar by Villa-Lobos, a song from Mozart's The Magic Flute, and the Hungarian Rhapsody by Liszt.

The programme finishes with an aria from Madame Butterfly, the Sanctus from Fauré's Requiem and part of Sheherazade by Rimski-Korsakov.

 Channel 292 can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their site with a google search.

A very good site for online SDR receivers all over the world is: http://kiwisdr.com/public/  Click the 'Map' button in the top left of the screen.

 Thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril.

 Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - Scotland

 www.tumbril.co.uk


Shortwave Radiogram schedules, Thursday-Sunday

 
Hello friends,

On the shortwave broadcast transmissions of Shortwave Radiogram, we have at least 2000 Hz of bandwidth per sideband. For the past few years I have wondered if we could use that extra bandwidth to add redundancy to our usual MFSK32 and MFSK64 modes, thereby increasing performance in challenging reception conditions, especially fades.

John Phelps KK4FYD of the Fldigi team has developed the experimental modes MFSK32WIDE and MFSK64WIDE to test this concept. We will try these modes this weekend (29 October-1 November) on Shortwave Radiogram.

If you want to decode these new modes, you must download and install Fldigi alpha version 4.1.15.05 or later from http://www.w1hkj.com/alpha/fldigi/

(If you have trouble running the Fldigi setup [installation] file, try to add an exclusion in the Windows 10 security settings: Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security > Virus & Threat Protection > Virus & threat protection settings  (manage seetings) > Exclusons > Add or remove an exclusion > Add an exclusion > File)
 
When you decode the MFSK Wide modes, there will be a delay of about 18-20 seconds from the time you hear the mode and the time the text begins printing out in the Fldigi receive pane.

"Studio" audio of this weekend's experiment is here if you want to try it before the broadcasts:
https://swradiogram.net/post/633261475902947329/this-9-minute-25-second-mp3-file-includes-a-news

The MFSK Wide modes are designed primarily to increase redundancy, but they also add some speed ...
MFSK-32WIDE gives ~ 180 WPM  (50% faster than MFSK32)
MFSK-64WIDE gives ~ 300 WPM  (25% faster than MFSK64)

Additional information about the MFSK Wide modes is here:
https://sites.google.com/site/kl4yfd/home/mfskwide

The MFSK Wide modes replace the "long" MFSK32L and MFSK64L modes, which we have not used recently on VOA Radiogram or Shortwave Radiogram.

Our tests of the MFSK Wide modes will be most interesting in challenging reception conditions. The results we experience will help Dave W1HKJ and the Fldigi team determines if these new modes will be permanently added to the Fldigi suite.

Tomorrow (Thursday) I will distribute the usual weekly email with the preview of this weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 176).
Kim


Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule
UTC Day UTC Time Frequency Transmitter
Thursday  2330-2400 UTC 9265 kHz  WINB Pennsylvania
Friday    1300-1330 UTC 15770 kHz  WRMI Florida
Friday 1500-1530 UTC  13690 kHz DRM  WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 0230-0300 UTC 9265 kHz  WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 1330-1400 UTC 15770 kHz WRMI Florida
Sunday 0800-0830 UTC 5850 kHz /7730 kHz  WRMI Florida
Sunday 2330-2400 UTC 7780 kHz  WRMI Florida

Largest Whale Stranding in the History of Tasmania: The Local Radio Scene


 The largest stranding of whales in the history of the island of Tasmania, and in fact, the largest in the history of all of Australia, occurred in the middle of the month of September 2020. According to international news reports, a total of 500 whales were beached off the west coast of Tasmania; more than 400 have died, and around one hundred have been pulled, pushed, and cajoled back into deeper waters.

Local authorities and interested citizens have been working nonstop to save as many of those whales as possible. Those that are dead are towed out to sea and abandoned, or in some cases, they are buried in nearby sandy beach areas.

Although the 500 count is the largest mass stranding of whales in Australian waters, it is not a record elsewhere in the world. Back in 1918, a total of 1,000 whales were stranded off the coast of the Chatham Islands in the South Pacific.  Even to this day, science does not understand why Pilot Whales are led to beach themselves in shallow waters.

The whales that are involved in this Tasmanian event are all Pilot Whales, one of the largest whale species. They were named Pilot Whales because each pod, or group of whales, seems to have a leader, or pilot, that leads them through the waters.  They can be as long as 25 feet, they can weigh as much as 1¼ tons, they can live up to 60 years, and they eat squid and other types of fish. 

The location on the west coast of Tasmania where all of these recent whales were stranded was near Macquarie Heads, on the ocean side of the peninsula that separates the Southern Ocean from Macquarie Harbour. The main highway running from the center of the island of Tasmania towards the central west coast runs through a very rugged mountainous country, and some people might even describe this highway as a dangerous highway.

The island called Tasmania is located south of the mainland state of Victoria, and it is shaped in the form almost of an equilateral triangle, 200 miles on each side. Near the central west coast, there are three main towns arranged almost in a triangle, with Queenstown as the largest and most dominant.

The first mediumwave station in Queenstown was 7QT which was inaugurated under test broadcasts on May 29, 1937, with 100 watts on 900 kHz. Two days later on Monday, May 31 (1937), local dignitaries assembled for an official opening ceremony. 

The original transmitter was designed by Engineer S. V. Sydes and constructed with the use of Australian and American components in Launceston northern Tasmania in association with mediumwave station 7LA and the Stromberg Carlson radio company.  This transmitter was tested on air in Launceston at 900 kHz three weeks in advance of the inauguration date in Queenstown.

The original location for the new 7QT in Queenstown was in the then seven-year-old Paragon Theatre at 11 McNamara  Street. Soon afterward, the station was transferred into a temporary building at 89 Conlan Street in South Queenstown, and then into a newly constructed permanent building.   

However, it was soon discovered that the local reception of 7QT on 900 kHz was disturbed by interference from the one thousand miles distant radio station 2LM at Lismore in New South Wales, and so eighteen months after its inauguration the operating channel for 7QT was changed from 900 kHz to 680 kHz.  After a sequential change in a couple of frequencies and power levels, the callsign of 7QT was changed to 7XS on October 1, 1986.  Four years ago (2016), 7XS dropped their usage of mediumwave, and they operate now on FM only in Queenstown, and also in the neighboring towns of Strahan and Roseberry.    

A government-operated mediumwave station 7QN with 2 kW on 1540 kHz was installed in a lonely area a little north of the Queenstown airport on the western side of Zeehan Highway in 1954.  Back a hundred years ago, the three cities, Hobart, Launceston, and Zeehan with its two-mile-long main street, were the thee major cities in Tasmania, though these days Zeehan is little more than a ghost town.  The callsign 7QN was changed to 7RN in 1991, and ABC programming on two FM channels is available these days in all three of the major towns near the west coast; Queenstown, Zeehan, and Strahan.

Let's go back to the story of the commercial station 7QT.  This mediumwave radio broadcasting station is remembered in Australian radio history for its claim to fame in three different areas of interest.  When it was inaugurated in 1937, 7QT was acknowledged throughout Australia in the following three areas:-  

1. Smallest radio broadcasting station in size with just 3 staff, and with the lowest income potential.

2. The most difficult mediumwave station anywhere in Australia to log, due to its location in a mountainous valley, with the bare, mineral-rich surrounding mountains interfering with the radiated signal, together with the low transmitter power.  It was almost impossible to hear this mediumwave radio station even in other areas of Tasmania itself.  

3. The first manager of 7QT was the 38-year-old Miss Irene S. Wedd who was the first female radio station manager anywhere in Australia.

Several issues of the WRTVHB state in the entry for 7QT that reception reports were not wanted.  However, in spite of that announcement, QSL cards were always readily available from 7QT, and the earliest cards were always signed by Irene Wedd herself.

We began this radio article with the story of 500 whales stranded on the west coast of the Australian island of Tasmania. We conclude this radio article with another animal story from the same island of Tasmania.

The small and very vicious animal known as the Tasmanian Devil almost became extinct in the latter colonial period.  The Tasmanian Devil is the size of a small dog, it is a loner, and its powerful jaws can break and chew animal bones, and it can bite through a thick metal fence.  Their raucous scream is just as strong as their jaw.  

Two hundred years ago, the Tasmanian Devil was identified scientifically as Sarcophilus satanic, meaning Satanic Fleshlover.  This animal is described scientifically as a marsupial.

After 21 days, a baby Devil is born with a weight of just .007 of an ounce and it then moves into its mother's pouch in the same way as the baby kangaroo and wombat. There can be up to four young ones in the pouch, though even there they will fight and kill.

The Tasmanian Devil is a tourist attraction in Tasmania, and the government of Tasmania has established a breeding program for the conservation of the species. At the end of September (2020), a small colony of Tasmanian Devils with radio collars attached was released in a protective environment near Sydney on mainland Australia.

(AWR Wavescan-NWS 609) photo via radio heritage



Wednesday, October 21, 2020

SAQ Grimeton to broadcast October 24

 


On the United Nations Day, October 24th, 2020, the SAQ transmitter in Grimeton will again send out a message to the whole world on 17.2 kHz CW.

Program: 
16:30 (14:30 UTC): Startup and tuning of the Alexanderson Alternator SAQ.
17:00 (15:00 UTC): Transmission of a message from SAQ.

Only on our YouTube Channel
17:20 (15:20 UTC): Live music concert from the transmitter hall.
Anna Louise Ekman www.annalouiseekman.se will perform Swedish and Italian songs, accompanied by a pianist.

The entire transmission event and the following concert can be seen live at our YouTube Channel starting at 16:30 (15:30 UTC).

Live Video Stream from World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station.
Scheduled at 16:30 (14:30 UTC) on October 24th, 2020
QSL Reports to SAQ
QSL reports to SAQ are very welcome and appreciated. This time we will only accept reports via our ONLINE FORM (click link to enter your report).
The online form will be open from October 24th until November 6th.We have no possibility to confirm reports received by Email / mail / bureau.Amateur Radio Station SK6SAQ
The Amateur Radio Station with the call “SK6SAQ” will be QRV on the following frequencies:
– 7.035 kHz CW or
– 14.035 kHz CW or
– 3.755 kHz SSB
QSL-reports to SK6SAQ are kindly received via:
– or via: SM bureau
– or direct by postal mail (see address above)

Two stations will be on the air most of the time.

Due to the Corona pandemic, there will be no visitors to the transmission hall at the radio station during the transmission. The association will try to carry out the transmission to the world from the old Alexanderson alternator SAQ with minimal staff in place.

World Heritage Grimeton Radio station and The Alexander Association

For further details, se grimeton.org or alexander.n.se

*The world heritage site Grimeton is a living cultural heritage. All transmissions with the long-wave transmitter SAQ are therefore preliminary and may be cancelled at short notice.

(Mike Terry/BDXC)
(photo/wikipedia)

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Encore-Classical Music on Radio Tumbril

 


Regular Broadcast times of Encore are: 


10:00 - 11:00 UTC Saturday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe - Simulcast on 9670 kHz

Repeated:

01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 5850 kHz, Simulcast on 5010 kHz WRMI to the US, Canada and Central America.
16:00 – 17:00 UTC Sunday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
21:00 - 22:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
02:00 – 03:00 UTC Monday 9455 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada
13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland.
03:00 - 04:00 UTC Thursday 5800 kHz WRMI to South America and Caribbean.
13:00 - 14:00 UTC Thursday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland.
19:00 – 20:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe.
 
Our email is  encoretumbril@gmail.com
Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL welcome.
The website is www.tumbril.co.uk  where we show transmission times and frequencies, the playlist for the most recent programme, more information about Radio Tumbril, and the email link.
 
This week's programme has  a bit of a new age feel to it. There is some electronica from Ani Williams - her invocation to Hathor, and Jessita Reyes playing native American flute in her composition Early Morning. 

We have some slightly more conventional but very beautiful solo classical guitar from Jim Perkins and a duet for flute and cello by another contemporary composer, Yoel Reza Afhami.

There is also a string quartet by Haydn, a long piece by Dvorák, and two Scriabin piano preludes to balance things out.
 
Channel 292 can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their site with a google search.
A very good site for online SDR receivers all over the world is: http://kiwisdr.com/public/
Click the 'Map' button in the top left of the screen.
 
Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - Scotland
www.tumbril.co.uk

Antarctica special programming October 20


 
15476 USB, LRA 36, Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza. According to a whatsapp received from the station operator, the next LRA 36 transmission will be the Tuesday 20th of October, for the 41st anniversary of the station. The program will begin at 1300 UTC, one hour earlier than usual.

I suppose there will be a special eQSL commemorating this anniversary transmission.

Address for reception reports:
(Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx Oct 16)

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Honoring CAN Force Radio CAE with special programming

 
Radio CAE

From Christian Milling of Germany's Shortwave Relay Service  

On October 18, 1970, Canadian Armed Forces station Radio CAE from Werl went off the air. Now, 50 years later, on October 18, 2020, we're bringing the station back. Programming will be the last four hours of the program in 1970. 

This is a moving farewell from a station that shaped many in Westphalia, presented in the original tone from 18:00-22:00 UTC (20:00-0000 CEST) on 7500 kHz. Programming will be relayed from Armenia. 
(copy edited for clarity by Teak Publishing/Roe-BDXC)
(photo: http://www.ruhrmemories.ca/radio-cae/)

Monday, October 12, 2020

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

 

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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 05 - 11 October 2020

Solar activity was very low. Regions 2774 (S25, L=308, class/area Axx/010 on 09 Oct) and 2775 (S24, L=272, class/area Cro/050 on 10 Oct) were absent of significant flare activity and unremarkable throughout the period. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed. 

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels on 05, 07, and 10 Oct with a peak flux of 3,236 pfu on 07/1535 UTC. Moderate flux levels were observed throughout the remainder of the period. 

Geomagnetic field activity reached isolated active levels on 05 and 06 Oct due to a slightly enhanced interplanetary magnetic field. Quiet conditions were observed on 07-11 Oct under a background solar
wind regime. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 12 October - 07 November 2020

Solar activity is expected to be very low throughout the outlook period. 

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels on 21-31 Oct and 01, 03, 06 Nov. Normal to moderate levels are expected during the remainder of the outlook period. 

Geomagnetic field activity is likely to reach G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm levels on 25 Oct, with G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms likely on 21-24 Oct, due to recurrent, positive polarity CH HSS influence. Active conditions are expected on 20, 26-28 Oct.

Quiet to unsettled levels are expected throughout the remainder of the outlook period. 

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2020 Oct 12      73           5          2
2020 Oct 13      73           5          2
2020 Oct 14      73           5          2
2020 Oct 15      72           5          2
2020 Oct 16      71           5          2
2020 Oct 17      71           5          2
2020 Oct 18      70           5          2
2020 Oct 19      70           5          2
2020 Oct 20      70          10          4
2020 Oct 21      70          18          5
2020 Oct 22      70          20          5
2020 Oct 23      70          24          5
2020 Oct 24      70          22          5
2020 Oct 25      70          30          6
2020 Oct 26      70          16          4
2020 Oct 27      70          14          4
2020 Oct 28      72          10          4
2020 Oct 29      72           8          3
2020 Oct 30      72           5          2
2020 Oct 31      73           5          2
2020 Nov 01      73           5          2
2020 Nov 02      73           5          2
2020 Nov 03      73           5          2
2020 Nov 04      73           5          2
2020 Nov 05      73           5          2
2020 Nov 06      73           5          2
2020 Nov 07      73           5          2
(NOAA)

Saturday, October 10, 2020

From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill's Melting Pot schedules

 


From the Isle of Music, October 11-17: 
This week we enjoy some of Manuel Valera's New Cuban Express albums including some of his latest big band release. 

The broadcasts take place: 

For Eastern Europe but audible well beyond the target area in most of the Eastern Hemisphere (including parts of East Asia and Oceania) with 100kW, Sunday 1500-1600 UTC on SpaceLine, 9400 kHz, from Sofia, Bulgaria (1800-1900 MSK) 
For the Americas and parts of Europe, Tuesday 0000-0100 on WBCQ, 7490 kHz from Monticello, ME, USA (Monday 8-9PM EDT in the US). 
For Europe and sometimes beyond, Tuesday 1900-2000 UTC and Saturday 1200-1300 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany. 

Uncle Bill's Melting Pot, October 11, 13 and 17: 
Episode 186 presents music from some of the best instrumental country guitar pickers in the United States. 

The broadcast take place: 

Sunday 2200-2300 (6:00PM -7:00PM EDT) on WBCQ The Planet 7490 kHz from the US to the Americas and parts of Europe 
Tuesday 2000-2100 UTC on Channel 292, 6070 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe. 
Saturday 0800-0900 UTC on Channel 292, 9670 kHz from Rohrbach, Germany for Europe. 
Our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/UncleBillsMeltingPot/ 
(William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer)
Tilford Productions, LLC
phone: 773.267.6548

Friday, October 09, 2020

Encore - Classical Music on Radio Tumbril

 


Dear listener,

Regular Broadcast times of Encore are: 
10:00 - 11:00 UTC Saturday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe - Simulcast on 9670 kHz
Repeated:
01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 5850 kHz, Simulcast on 5010 kHz WRMI to the US, Canada and Central America.
16:00 – 17:00 UTC Sunday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
21:00 - 22:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
02:00 – 03:00 UTC Monday 9455 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada
13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland.
03:00 - 04:00 UTC Thursday 5800 kHz WRMI to South America and Caribbean.
13:00 - 14:00 UTC Thursday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland.
19:00 – 20:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe.

Our email is  encoretumbril@gmail.com. Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL welcome.
The website is www.tumbril.co.uk where we show transmission times and frequencies, the playlist for the most recent programme, more information about Radio Tumbril, and the email link.

This week's programme  starts with two movements from Mozart's second horn concerto followed by the third movement of Mahler's first symphony - The Titan. Some Sibelius next - part of his violin concerto, then Mendelssohn's overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Lever du Jour from Ravel's ballet suite Daphnis and Cloe, a couple of very different pieces by Schubert, and some more Mozart finish the programme.

Channel 292 can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their site with a google search.
A very good site for online SDR receivers all over the world is: http://kiwisdr.com/public/  Click the 'Map' button in the top left of the screen.

Thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril.

Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - Scotland

Shortwave Radiogram schedules, Friday-Sunday

 

Hello friends,

With difficult reception this time of year in some parts of the world, this weekend we will transmit a slow, robust mode: Olivia 32-1000 (32 tomes, 1000 Hz wide). The extra "twist" in this exercise is that the Olivia 32-1000 will be centered on an audio frequency of 2000 Hz. You will hear the difference! This shift is audio is not entirely silly: If there is co-channel interference consisting of human voice, music, or even jamming, most of the noise will be in the lower audio reaches. Olivia 32-1000 at 2000 Hz might be able to escape the interference. The audio extends to 2500 Hz above and below the carrier, so make sure your bandwidth is not too tight. If you are listening on WINB, a  manual change of mode and audio frequency might be necessary.

A good five-minute video explaining Shortwave Radiogram has been produced by Norm KC9CSC at his Shacking Off YouTube channel. This is in addition to the videos of the entire half hour of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 172) kindly provided by Scott in Ontario (Saturday 1330 UTC)  and Frigid RF in Virginia (Sunday 2330 UTC).  The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is prepared by Roger in Germany.

This weekend's show is in MFSK32, Olivia 32-1000 (at 2000 Hz), and MFSK64, with nine MFSK64 images.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 173,  8-11 October 2020, in modes as noted:

 1:46  MFSK32: Program preview
 2:51  Olivia 32-1000: Slightly higher solar cycle predicted**
11:18  MFSK64: Diamond could switch from insulator to conductor*
15:03  This week's images*
28:33  MFSK32: Closing announcements

* with image(s)

Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net

And visit http://swradiogram.net
Twitter: @SWRadiogram or https://twitter.com/swradiogram (visit during the weekend to see listeners' results)
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567099476753304
Shortwave Radiogram Gateway Wiki https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Shortwave_Radiogram_Gateway 

Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule
UTC Day UTC Time Frequency Transmitter
Friday 1300-1330 UTC 15770 kHz WRMI Florida
Friday 1500-1530 UTC 15750 kHz DRM WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday  0230-0300 UTC 9265 kHz  WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday  1330-1400 UTC 15770 kHz  WRMI Florida
Sunday 0800-0830 UTC 5850 kHz 7730 kHz
WRMI Florida / Sunday 2330-2400 UTC  7780 kHz WRMI Florida

The Mighty KBC transmits to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 8-10 EDT) on 5960 kHz, via Germany. A minute of MFSK is at about 0130 UTC.  Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com . See also http://www.kbcradio.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc/. 

“This is a Music Show” Most of the show is a music show, but the host transmits some MFSK text and image near the end of the broadcast. It’s transmitted on WRMI, Thursdays at 0200-0300 UTC on 5850 kHz (Wednesday evening in the Americas) and a new time also on WRMI, Wednesdays at 2100-2200 UTC on 7780 kHz (aimed towards Europe) . Also look for a waterfall ID at the beginning of the show. thisisamusicshow@gmail.com .  www.twitter.com/ThisIsAMusicSho/ @ThisIsAMusicSho

New York and Pennsylvania NBEMS nets. Most weekends, as KD9XB, I check in to the New York NBEMS (Narrow Band Emergency Messaging Software) net Saturday at 1200 UTC on 3584 kHz USB, and the Pennsylvania NBEMS net Sunday at 1200 UTC on 3583 kHz USB (with out-of-state check-ins now starting at 1130 UTC). Check-ins are usually in Thor 22, and messages are in MFSK32. Messages generally use the Flmsg add-on to Fldigi. If you are a radio amateur in eastern North America, feel free to check in. Outside the region, use an SDR in the eastern USA to tune in and decode. You do not need Flmsg to check in, and most of the messages can be read without Flmsg. If you can decode the net, send me an email to radiogram@verizon.net , or tweet to @SWRadiogram , and I will let them know you are tuned in. USEast NBEMS Net: Please also note the USEast NBEMS Net, Wednesdays 2300 UTC (7 pm EDT) on 3536 kHz USB.
 
Thanks for your reception reports!
Kim

Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Shortwave Radiogram
Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom 



Thursday, October 08, 2020

Radio Taiwan International slated for Special Live National Day

 


TAIWAN 

Special Live National Day Shortwave transmission of RTI on October 10, 2020

Radio Taiwan International announced in their Japanese service on Sept 18, 2020, that they will send special live shortwave transmission on October 10, 2020 of the National Day of the Republic of China ("Double Tenth Day", the day of Xinhai Revolution in 1911).

The schedules were announced as follows:

Japanese 0200-0300 UT on 15750 kHz
English 0200-0300 UT on 15665 kHz
Mandarin 0110-0330 UT on 1557 9745 9770 12025 15465 15530 kHz 
(Takahito Akabayashi-Tokyo, Japan via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 27)
(Rich D'Angelo/NASWA 05 Oct)

Monday, October 05, 2020

The FCC Will Vote This Month on All-Digital AM

 

Pai signals pending action to allow a voluntary migration

BY PAUL MCLANE
PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Federal Communications Commission will vote this month on whether to allow AM stations in the United States to convert to all-digital HD Radio if they wish to do so.

Commission watchers have expected some action this year. Commissioner Ajit Pai announced the planned vote on his blog, calling AM revitalization “a passion of mine.”

Based on anecdotal evidence, the commission will likely approve it.

The details of the proposed report and order are expected to be public shortly.

Additional story at: https://tinyurl.com/y4tqpkxx

Radio Free Asia announces new QSL card now available



                                                   ®
 RADIO FREE ASIA ANNOUNCES 24th ANNIVERSARY QSL SEPTEMBER 2020

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces its 24th anniversary QSL. Bringing free press to closed societies, RFA’s first broadcast was in Mandarin on September 29, 1996 at 2100 UTC. RFA is a private, nonprofit corporation broadcasting news and information to listeners in Asian countries where full, accurate, and timely news reports are unavailable. Acting as a substitute for indigenous free media, RFA concentrates coverage on events occurring in and/or affecting Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, North Korea, the People’s Republic of China, and Vietnam. Below the RFA logo is a sample of an audio wave created on a digital audio workstation when an RFA announcer said, "This is Radio Free Asia." This is RFA’s 74th QSL and used to confirm all valid RFA reception reports from September – December 2020. The design was created by RFA’s Brian Powell.

RFA’s 24th Anniversary QSL  


Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Tibetan (including Uke, Amdo, and Kham dialects), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in our editorial content. As a ‘surrogate’ broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of our target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of our broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest.  More information about RFA, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is always available at www.rfa.org.

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports.  Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions.  RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener.  RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers, but also from our general listening audience.

Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org and by mail to:

          Reception Reports
          Radio Free Asia
          2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
          Washington DC 20036
          United States of America
(A.J. Janitschek/RFA)

Current summer RFA schedule, effective to 24 October 2020

Burmese                 
0030-0130   12120 15110 15700
1230-1330    7530  9370 11805
1330-1400    7530 11805 12140
1400-1430    7530 11805

Khmer                   
1230-1330    9700 12140
1430-1500    9355 12140
2230-2330    9890 12140

Korean                 
1000-1100    1566
1500-1700    1188  9850  9990 11985
1700-1900    1188  9990 11985
2100-2200    9540 11945 11985

Lao                     
0000-0100    9940
1100-1200   15195

Mandarin               
0300-0400   11570 11895 11985 17690
0400-0500   11895 13750 17690 21505
0500-0600   11895 17690 21690
0600-0700   11895 13790 17690 17810
1500-1600    9940 11675 13810
1600-1700    7540 11610 13570 13810
1700-1800    9360  9970
1800-1900    9360  9970 11745
1900-2000    1557  9360  9720
2000-2100    1557  6080  9360  9535
2100-2200    1557  7435  9685
2300-2400    9535  9720 15555

Tibetan                 
0100-0200    9370  9510  9705 11705 13765
0200-0300    9370 11705 11745 13765 *FNP
1100-1200   13580 15265 15470 17640
1200-1300   11570 13580 15470 17690 17720
1300-1400   11570 13835 15275 15470 17860
2300-2400    5965  9555  9875

Uyghur                 
0100-0200    9350  9780  9800 11640 11790
1600-1700    9355  9480 11675 15700




Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

 


Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2020 Oct 05 0128 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/subscription-services
#
#                Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 28 September - 04 October 2020

Solar activity was very low throughout the period. No active regions with sunspots were observed and no Earth-directed CMEs were detected. 

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels on 28 Sep-04 Oct. 

Geomagnetic field activity reached active to G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels on 28 Sep, with quiet to active levels observed on 29  Sep-01 Oct, due to positive polarity CH HSS influences. Quiet and quiet to unsettled conditions were observed throughout the remainder of the period under a nominal solar wind regime. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 05 October - 31 October 2020

Solar activity is expected to be very low throughout the outlook period. 

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels on 05-10 Oct, and 21-31 Oct. Normal to moderate levels are expected on 11-20 Oct. 

Geomagnetic field activity is likely to reach G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm levels on 25 Oct, with G1 (Minor) geomagnetic  storms likely on 21-24 Oct, due to the anticipated influences of recurrent, positive polarity CH HSSs. Active conditions are expected on 20, 26-28 Oct. Quiet and quiet to the unsettled conditions are expected to prevail throughout the remainder of the outlook period. 

:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2020 Oct 05 0128 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact www.swpc.noaa.gov/content/subscription-services
#
#      27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
#                Issued 2020-10-05
#
#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2020 Oct 05      71           5          2
2020 Oct 06      70           5          2
2020 Oct 07      70           5          2
2020 Oct 08      70           5          2
2020 Oct 09      70           5          2
2020 Oct 10      70           5          2
2020 Oct 11      70          10          3
2020 Oct 12      70           5          2
2020 Oct 13      70           5          2
2020 Oct 14      70           5          2
2020 Oct 15      70           5          2
2020 Oct 16      70           5          2
2020 Oct 17      70           5          2
2020 Oct 18      72           5          2
2020 Oct 19      72           5          2
2020 Oct 20      72          10          4
2020 Oct 21      72          18          5
2020 Oct 22      72          20          5
2020 Oct 23      72          24          5
2020 Oct 24      72          22          5
2020 Oct 25      72          30          6
2020 Oct 26      72          16          4
2020 Oct 27      72          14          4
2020 Oct 28      72          10          4
2020 Oct 29      72           8          3
2020 Oct 30      72           5          2
2020 Oct 31      71           5          2
(NOAA)

Friday, October 02, 2020

Encore-Classical Music on Radio Tumbril

 


Dear listener,


Regular Broadcast times of Encore are: 
10:00 - 11:00 UTC Saturday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe - Simulcast on 9670 kHz
Repeated:
01:00 - 02:00 UTC Sunday 5850 kHz, Simulcast on 5010 kHz WRMI to the US, Canada and Central America.
16:00 – 17:00 UTC Sunday 9670 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
21:00 - 22:00 UTC Sunday 3955 kHz Channel 292 to Europe
02:00 – 03:00 UTC Monday 9455 kHz WRMI to the US and Canada
13:00 - 14:00 UTC Tuesday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland.
03:00 - 04:00 UTC Thursday 5800 kHz WRMI to South America and Caribbean.
13:00 - 14:00 UTC Thursday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland.
19:00 – 20:00 UTC Friday 6070 kHz Channel 292 to Europe.

These transmissions have been discontinued due to rescheduling:
21:00 - 22:00 UTC Saturday 7780 kHz WRMI to US and Europe
20:00 - 21:00 UTC Thursday 15770 kHz WRMI to Europe, east coast of US and Iceland.

Our email is  encoretumbril@gmail.com. Informal reception reports as well as those requesting eQSL welcome.
The website is www.tumbril.co.uk where we show transmission times and frequencies, the playlist for the most recent programme, more information about Radio Tumbril, and the email link.

This week's programme  starts with some Schumann piano played by Vladimir Horowitz in a live recording from 1965. Next some Rameau harpsichord music and a motet sung by the Siglo de Oro choir. Something left of field after that from 1956 - early John Cage 'Radio Music' and then three Britten divertimenti composed when he was in his early twenties. To end the hour - a Schubert Lieder and some of Mendelssohn's violin concerto.

Channel 292 can be pulled live off the internet if the reception is poor in your location. Easy to find their site with a google search.
A very good site for online SDR receivers all over the world is: http://kiwisdr.com/public/  Click the 'Map' button in the top left of the screen.

Thank you for spreading the word about Encore - Classical Music on Shortwave on Radio Tumbril.

Brice Avery - Encore - Radio Tumbril - Scotland

www.tumbril.co.uk

Shortwave Radiogram, weekend schedule

 

Hello friends,

Last week's experiment with MFSK16 produced some successful decodes when the MFSK32 and MFSK64 text was less than 100%. I had a couple examples on 15770 kHz from WRMI Florida using SDRs in Russia and Ukraine. For some reason, my decodes of the MFSK16 from WINB on 9265 kHz were largely unsuccessful, even though the MFSK32 and MFSK64 text decoded correctly. WINB audio is a bit strange.

We also had fun with the retro black-and-white test pattern, transmitted in MFSK16, 32, and 64, to compare resolutions of the decoded images. Thanks for the results submitted to the @SWRadiogram Twitter and via email.

Videos of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 171) are provided by Scott in Ontario (Friday 1300 UTC) and Frigid RF in Virginia (Sunday 2330 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is prepared by Roger in Germany.

This weekend's show is in the usual MFSK32 and MFSK64, with eleven images, all MFSK64.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 172, 1-4 October 2020, in MFSK modes as noted:

 1:46  MFSK32: Program preview
 2:48  TikTok launches US election guide
 5:29  MFSK64: Next NASA Mars rover will be target for lasers*
11:49  This week's images*
28:25  MFSK32: Closing announcements

* with image(s)

Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net

And visit http://swradiogram.net
Twitter: @SWRadiogram or https://twitter.com/swradiogram (visit during the weekend to see listeners' results)
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567099476753304
Shortwave Radiogram Gateway Wiki https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Shortwave_Radiogram_Gateway 

Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule
UTC Day UTC Time Frequency Transmitter
Saturday  0230-0300 UTC 9265 kHz  WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday  1330-1400 UTC 15770 kHz  WRMI Florida
Sunday 0800-0830 UTC 5850 kHz 7730 kHz  WRMI Florida
Sunday 2330-2400 UTC 7780 kHz WRMI Florida

The Mighty KBC transmits to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 8-10 EDT) on 5960 kHz, via Germany. A minute of MFSK64 is at about 0130 UTC.  Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com . See also http://www.kbcradio.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc/. 

“This is a Music Show”  Most of the show is a music show, but the host transmits some MFSK text and image near the end of the broadcast. It’s transmitted on WRMI, Thursdays at 0200-0300 UTC on 5850 kHz (Wednesday evening in the Americas) and a new time also on WRMI, Wednesdays at 2100-2200 UTC on 7780 kHz (aimed towards Europe) . Also look for a waterfall ID at the beginning of the show. thisisamusicshow@gmail.com .  www.twitter.com/ThisIsAMusicSho/ @ThisIsAMusicSho

New York and Pennsylvania NBEMS nets. Most weekends, as KD9XB, I check in to the New York NBEMS (Narrow Band Emergency Messaging Software) net Saturday at 1200 UTC on 3584 kHz USB, and the Pennsylvania NBEMS net Sunday at 1200 UTC on 3583 kHz USB (with out-of-state check-ins now starting at 1130 UTC). Check-ins are usually in Thor 22, and messages are in MFSK32. Messages generally use the Flmsg add-on to Fldigi. If you are a radio amateur in eastern North America, feel free to check in. Outside the region, use an SDR in the eastern USA to tune in and decode. You do not need Flmsg to check in, and most of the messages can be read without Flmsg. If you can decode the net, send me an email to radiogram@verizon.net , or tweet to @SWRadiogram , and I will let them know you are tuned in. USEast NBEMS Net: Please also note the USEast NBEMS Net, Wednesdays 2300 UTC (7 pm EDT) on 3536 kHz USB.
 
Thanks for your reception reports!

Kim

Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Shortwave Radiogram
Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom